SHREW | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of shrew in English shrewnoun [ C ] uk /ʃruː/ us /ʃruː/

shrew noun [C] (ANIMAL)

Add to word list Add to word list an animal like a small mouse but with a longer pointed nose and small eyes   GlobalP/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Rodents & similar animals

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• black rat
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• capybara
• gerbil
• gopher
• grey squirrel
• groundhog
• guinea pig
• meadow vole
• mice
• murine
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• squirrelly
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shrew noun [C] (UNPLEASANT PERSON)

old-fashioned offensive an offensive word for a woman who is considered to be unpleasant and easily annoyed, and who argues a lot (Definition of shrew from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of shrew?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 動物, 鼩鼱, 婦女… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 动物, 鼩鼱, 妇女… See more in Spanish musaraña, arpía, bruja… See more in Portuguese musaranho, megera… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian musaraigne, mégère… See more kır faresi, şirret, cadoloz… See more spitsmuis, feeks, heks… See more rejsek, dračice, zlá… See more spidsmus, rivejern… See more sejenis tikus, wanita cerewet… See more สัตว์กินแมลงคล้ายหนู, ผู้หญิงปากร้ายหรืออารมณ์ร้าย… See more chuột chù, người đàn bà đanh đá… See more ryjówka, jędza, złośnica… See more näbbmus, argbigga, ragata… See more tikus kesturi, perempuan bengis… See more die Spitzmaus, die Schrulle… See more spissmus, rivjern (kvinne)… See more землерийка, сварлива жінка… See more Need a translator?

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